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Disable sending PHP version information by Apache/mod_php
Answer:
If you want to disable Apache from sending response header like "X-Powered-By PHP/5.2.12RC4-dev" or similar, you can edit your PHP configuration (php.ini)
Add the following line:
expose_php = OffThen restart Apache
apachectl -k graceful
Set PHP settings in Apache configuration
Answer:
It is possible to set PHP (PHP5) settings in the Apache configuration.
E.g. Turn on register_globals
Add the following lines to the Apache configuration (httpd.conf)
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
php_value register_globals 1
</IfModule>
Restart Apache to take effect
# apachectl -k graceful
Set the default index page for Apache
Answer:
To set a custom default index page for Apache, you would need to use the DirectoryIndex directive
E.g. set the default page to index.php
Add the following lines to the Apache configuration (httpd.conf)
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
The meaning of above config: If index.php is found, use it as the default page, else, fall back to look for index.html.
Restart Apache to take effect
# apachectl -k graceful
Remove default Fedora/RHEL/CentOS default Apache welcome page
Answer:
To remove the Apache default welcome page under Fedora/RHEL/CentOS,
1. Remove the welcome page configuration
# rm -rf /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf2. Restart Apache
# /etc/init.d/httpd restart That's all.
Create password file for basic Apache authentication
Answer:
To create password file for basic Apache authentication, you need to use the htpasswd command.
# htpasswd -c /var/www/.htpasswd johnAfter entering the password, the htpasswd command will create the password file (.htpasswd) in the folder /var/www for user john.
